Iced coffee warning from cancer charity

A cancer charity has warned that some high-street coffee shops are selling iced coffee drinks containing a quarter of a woman's recommended daily calories.

World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) found one drink which contained 561 calories - over a quarter of the 2,000 calorie intake recommended in a day for women.

WCRF has warned that regularly consuming high-calorie drinks such as these could increase cancer risk, as maintaining a healthy weight is the second most important preventative cancer measure, after not smoking.

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Dr Rachel Thompson, science programme manager for WCRF, said: 'The fact that there is an iced coffee on the market with over a quarter of a woman's daily calorie allowance is alarming. This is the amount of calories you might expect to have in an evening meal, not in a drink.

'Having these type of drinks as an occasional treat is unlikely to do you any harm. But if you are having them regularly then they will increase the chances of you becoming overweight, which in turn increases your risk of developing cancer, as well as other diseases such as heart disease and diabetes.'

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